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Phone quote for an excavator
There is a picture of a phone, a desk calendar showing March 22 and a clock showing 10.45 am. This is the phone conversation.
Scott (builder): Hi Kosta, how are you? I'm looking for an excavator to work on a site of about 600 square metres.
Kosta (hire Co.): Great Scott, good to hear from you again.  Can you give me a bit more information about the site?
Scott: Sure. It's a relatively flat scrape, not much vegetation on the site and good clear access. I've got five days to work in between April 9th and 13th. What have you got?
Kosta: I reckon a six and a half to eight tone excavator would do for that. There's one of those available on April 10th so put that in your diary. Your float fee would be $150 for the low loader for a one-off delivery and you'd be looking at a hire rate of $100 an hour.
Scott: Oh yeah. I want to remove the spoil from the site too. Probably about two trucks worth. A 7.30 start would be good for the excavator and the trucks could come by, say 8.30 for the first one and 9.30 for the second.
Kosta: Yes, I've got that down. Sounds good. I'll need to check the tipping fees for you. They were $4.50 a cubic metre but the charges have just increased, even for clean fill. 
Scott: Thanks. Good to get that one sorted out. I'll send out a purchase order in the next day or so to confirm.
Kosta: That's done then. Remember we've got a minimum five hour charge on the hire, four hours work and one hour travel. 
Scott: Got that. Thanks Kosta. You'll hear from me.
The details required on the diary page are determined by answering the following questions. 

Question 1
What is the correct date of the phone call?
A calendar showing the month of March is displayed - days 1 to 31.
The correct answer is March 22.
Question 2
What is the correct contractor name?
A.     	Kosta
B.     	Con
C.     	Kyle
The correct answer is A - Kosta.
Question 3
Which of the following is the correct company name?
A.     	Buildright Excavators
B.     	Buildright Renovators
C.     	Building Excavators
The correct answer is A - Buildright Excavators.
Question 4
What is the correct time of the call?
A.     	10.45 am
B.     	11.15 am
C.     	10.45 pm
The correct answer is A - 10.45 am.
Question 5
What is the correct rate quoted?
A.     	$100 per hour and $100 float fee
B.     	$100 per hour and $150 float fee
The correct answer is B - $100 per hour and $150 float fee.

Question 6
What other details do you need to consider? Choose the correct comment  from the options below.
A.     	Excavator booked for April 15, tipping fees to be confirmed at $4.50 per cubic metre
B.     	Excavator booked for April 10, tipping fees to be confirmed at $45 per cubic metre
C.     	Excavator booked for April 10, tipping fees to be confirmed at $4.50 per cubic metre.
The correct answer is C - Excavator booked for April 10, tipping fees to be confirmed at $4.50 per cubic metre.
All done! It is very important to keep track of this information as the project progresses. If there are any problems along the way, a diary entry can provide valuable evidence of what has happened. 

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